eBay · Schema

SigningKey

This container stores metadata for a signing key.

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Properties

Name Type Description
creationTime integer The UNIX timestamp when the SigningKey was created. This time is represented as the number of seconds from "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", as measured in UTC, until the date and time the Si
expirationTime integer The UNIX timestamp when the SigningKey expires. This time is represented as the number of seconds from "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", as measured in UTC, until the date and time the Signin
jwe string This is the JSON Web Encrypted (JWE) value for the publicKey.
privateKey string This is the Private Key that has been generated using the specified signingKeyCipher.
Note: The privateKey value will only be return
publicKey string This is the Public Key that has been generated using the specified signingKeyCipher.

As a matter of good practice, developers are strongly advised to download this value a
signingKeyCipher string Indicates the cipher used to create the keypairs. Refer to SigningKeyCiper for the list of supported enum
signingKeyId string The system-generated eBay ID for the keypairs.
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JSON Schema

ebay-signingkey-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/SigningKey",
  "title": "SigningKey",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "creationTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The UNIX timestamp when the <code>SigningKey</code> was created. This time is represented as the number of seconds from \"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z\", as measured in UTC, until the date and time the <code>SigningKey</code> was created.",
      "format": "int32"
    },
    "expirationTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The UNIX timestamp when the <code>SigningKey</code> expires. This time is represented as the number of seconds from \"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z\", as measured in UTC, until the date and time the <code>SigningKey</code> expires.<br/><span class=\"tablenote\"><b>Note:</b> All keys have an expiration date of three (3) years after their <code>creationTime</code>.</span>",
      "format": "int32"
    },
    "jwe": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "This is the JSON Web Encrypted (JWE) value for the <code>publicKey</code>."
    },
    "privateKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "This is the Private Key that has been generated using the specified <code>signingKeyCipher</code>.<br/><span class=\"tablenote\"><b>Note:</b> The <code>privateKey</code> value will <b>only</b> be returned in the response payload of the  <code>createSigningKey</code> method.<br/><br/>It will <i>never</i> be returned by the <code>getSigningKey</code> or <code>getSigningKeys</code> methods.</span>Developers are <b>strongly advised</b> to download their <code>privateKey</code> value as Privacy Enhance Mail (PEM) format and store it locally for future reference. In order to guarantee the security of confidential client information, eBay does not store <code>privateKey</code> values on any system.<br/><span class=\"tablenote\"><b>Note:</b> If a developer loses their <code>privateKey</code> they must generate new keypairs set using the <code>createSigningKey</code> method.</span>"
    },
    "publicKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "This is the Public Key that has been generated using the specified <code>signingKeyCipher</code>.<br/><br/>As a matter of good practice, developers are <b>strongly advised</b> to download this value and store it locally for safe-keeping and future reference."
    },
    "signingKeyCipher": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Indicates the cipher used to create the keypairs. Refer to <a href= \"/api-docs/developer/key-management/types/api:SigningKeyCipher\" target= \"_blank\">SigningKeyCiper</a> for the list of supported enum values. For implementation help, refer to <a href='https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/developer/key_management/types/api:SigningKeyCipher'>eBay API documentation</a>"
    },
    "signingKeyId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The system-generated eBay ID for the keypairs."
    }
  },
  "description": "This container stores metadata for a signing key."
}